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WishboneBrewery
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How's this sound for a Stout?

Post by WishboneBrewery » Thu May 07, 2009 4:54 pm

Extract Brew #004 - Otter Dark Stout

Bulldog Blend Maris Otter - 1500 grams
Crystal Malt - 185 grams
Roasted Barley - 185 grams
Chocolate Malt, Pale - 185 grams

Fuggle - 15 grams (60 mins)
Golding - 15 grams (60 mins)
Golding - 11 grams (15 mins)

Final Volume: 12 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.047
Final Gravity: 1.015
Alcohol Content: 4.1% ABV
Bitterness: 36 EBU
Colour: 239 EBC

Cheers :)

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Re: How's this sound for a Stout?

Post by floydmeddler » Sat May 09, 2009 1:32 pm

Looks OK. I would lose the 15mins hop addition as this will deem it - not a stout! There should be no hop flavour or aroma at all; only bitterness.

Do you know your efficiency? Assuming it is around 75%, I tapped your recipe into my beertools program and got the following:

Size: 12.0 L
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%

Original Gravity: 1.037 (1.036 - 1.050)
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 (1.007 - 1.011)
Color: 31.84 (25.0 - 40.0)
Alcohol: 3.64% (4.0% - 5.0%)
Bitterness: 31.6 (30.0 - 45.0)

Ingredients:
1.5 kg English 2-row Pale
185 g British Crystal 55°L
185 g Roasted Barley
185 g Chocolate Malt
15 g Fuggle (4.4%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
15 g Goldings (5.7%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min

I would also add flaked barley to your recipe. This will give your brew that stout body you're after. It will also aid head retention.

Just brewed a stout myself last night using chocolate malt like you. Today though, I wish I could turn back time as I feel that I didn't add enough roasted barley. :(

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Re: How's this sound for a Stout?

Post by WishboneBrewery » Sat May 09, 2009 4:07 pm

I'm limited to Extract and steepable grains at the moment.

If having the last 15mins of hops in stops it being a stout, I'll not be brewing a stout ;) cheers

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